Sitges hosts the International Patchwork Festival from 24-27 March 2022
In 2021, the International Patchwork Festival adopted a new outdoor format in response to Covid prevention measures and adapted the trade fair, reducing the number of exhibitors to 60 and locating them on the Paseo de la Ribera.
This year, the International Patchwork Festival is back with one hundred national and international exhibitors at the trade fair, extensive exhibitions, monographic patchwork courses and a large space for creative workshops.
The Sitges International Patchwork Festival has become one of the benchmark events in the textile craft sector and generates a large influx of public who visit the event every year. Being the most important patchwork event in Spain, it is also an internationally known trade show that enjoys great popularity.
Over four days, visitors will be able to view international and national exhibitions in addition to the Asociación Española de Patchwork (AEP) exhibition showing pieces submitted to the competition by its associates. “Emotions” is the theme chosen this year and we hope it has inspired association members to participate.
PATCHWORK SITGES 2022 PHOTO GALLERY
Sitges Patchwork 2022 – Programme
Sitges hosts the International Patchwork Festival from 24-27 March 2022, with over 100 exhibitors at the trade fair, extensive exhibitions, monographic patchwork courses and a large space for creative workshops.
Commercial Fair
The Trade Fair will once again be located on Paseo de la Ribera in three tents with a total area of 2.000m2 and more than 100 exhibitors.
Admission to the fair is free and capacity will be regulated according to current regulations.
Professional Sector
This year, the main companies in this sector will hold the professional fair in different hotels in the area. Appointments should be arranged in advance by contacting the companies directly.
Professional exhibitors at Hotel Calipolis: Castelltort, Alba Patchwork, J.Pujol, Patch Fil D’Or
Professional exhibitors at Hotel Sercotel Kalma Sitges: Bordelay
Delegations Space
The Delegations Space will host various activities such as workshops, talks and demonstrations, carried out by the different delegations of the AEP.
Opening hours Sitges Internacional Patchwork Festival 2022
Exhibitions
From Thursday to Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
* See ticket prices for exhibitions
Commercial Fair – Tents on the Paseo de la Ribera
Free entrance
From Thursday to Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
* Ticket prices for exhibition:
General public: €12.00
AEP Members: €9.00
Tickets in advance: €9.00 (available at the AEP Secretariat for a minimum of 10 tickets until March 10 and to be collected at the Miramar Building)
Points of sale:
Ticket Office Miramar Building
AEP stand at the commercial fair
Exhibitions Sitges International Patchwork Festival 2022
Marina Landi
Centre Cultural Miramar (1 en el mapa)
Trained in fine arts, Marina Landi soon discovered the art of joining fabrics.
She gradually entered the patchwork world creating various pieces made with self-dyed silks.
She also teaches in her own workshop in São Paulo.
In this exhibition, Landi will show 12 works showcasing her technique inspired by mosaic concepts, using pre-printed cotton fabrics as well as pure silks that are hand dyed to achieve a range of brilliant colours.
Erica Waaser
Mercat Vell (4 en el mapa)
Born in Germany, Wasser started with traditional patchwork 20 years ago. She was intrigued and passionate about discovering new techniques that allowed her to create her own designs.
Design, proportion and especially technical functionality in three-dimensional spaces were the keys to her work as an architect. And as a textile artist she explores new areas of design and color freedom.
Her abstract compositions are a challenge. She works in series, one called “lines”, another “zig-zags” and another “curves”.
Maya Chaimovich
Mercat Vell (4 en el mapa)
In her beginnings, Chaimovich started with the more traditional patchwork, but she soon felt attracted to more abstract art.
For 4 years, from 1997 to 2001, she studied at the “Shenkar College of Art & Design”, through patchwork and thanks to her teacher Orna Roglit, she was able to express her feelings and recount her experiences.
Most of the fabrics that she uses are from recycled clothing that she organizes by color groups.
Olga González
Sala Stämpfli (3 en el mapa)
This year we want to offer a space to this well-known artist who has won numerous awards both nationally and internationally.
Gonzalez’s inspiration is nature itself, the sensations that surround each moment, each image… and people.
Her work will be exhibited in this magnificent room showcasing some of her recently awarded works.
Manoli Lozano
Centre Cultural Miramar (1 en el mapa)
Since 2000, Lozano has not stopped growing in this exciting world of patchwork.
Passionate about challenges, especially if they are related to needle crafts.
A year ago, Lozano discovered the world of Temari, a Japanese craft that consists of embroidering balls of thread. Temari is a traditional culture, of high artistic level and skill in which each design shows the unique characteristics of the free ideas and creativity of the artisan.
Chris Jurd
Ave Maria (5 en el mapa)
This Australian artist has been dedicated to patchwork for more than 30 years. A very active quilter, Jurd designs patterns and is passionate about working with striking colors. Her designs are geometric and very daring. In her quilts she particularly uses a technique called “English-style” piecing (EPP).
A characteristic detail of her quilts is the use of black, highlighting certain elements of the design and giving relief to the quilt, reminiscent of the effect of stained glass windows. An exhibition full of color that will seduce patchwork lovers.
Orquídea García de Almeida
Estudi Vidal (2 en el mapa)
Born in 1954, in Tangier, of Portuguese parents, García de Almeida currently resides in the Balearic Islands. Patchwork has always been present in her family, not only as a hobby but also as a useful resource in some moments. She took painting, engraving and tapestry courses at the Lisbon School of Fine Arts. In 2015 she presented a handmade quilt at the Birmingham Festival of Quilts and in 2017 she participated in a Jill Barklem tribute exhibition. She has been a member of Cosipatchwork since 2009, and in 2017 she won the award for Best Hand-Made Quilt with the piece “Cada Casita con su Árbol”.
In Sitges she will present an exhibition of her quilts made from illustrations of the Brambly Hedge collection by Jill Barklem
Exhibition AEP EMOTIONS
Centre Cultural Miramar (1 en el mapa)
The theme chosen for this year’s AEP exhibition-competition at the Sitges International Patchwork Festival is “Emotions”. We will have the opportunity to view the pieces submitted by our members who have worked to be able to present their quilts and opt to win some of the fabulous prizes offered by the collaborating companies, as well as to appear in the AEP catalogue.
Young Talent Contest
Centre Cultural Miramar (1 en el mapa)
This exhibition-competition is directed at young quilters. Quilts in any technique made by young quilters may be submitted. In the event of having received a little help from an adult, this must be specified on the registration form.
1st prize sponsored by AEP
All participants will receive a gift.
Exhibition EQA – A Selfie around Europe
Centre Cultural Miramar (1 en el mapa)
The EQA organizes a yearly challenge for its members in order to create a common collection that usually travels to all countries.
The exhibition will be published online like last year, on the EQA Facebook page
The theme is “A selfie around Europe” and the object is to create a mini-quilt (40x40cm) that represents a well-known place where you have been in person or in your imagination but that is easily recognizable. It is not necessary for you to appear, but it should feature something of you, like your feet or your hair… Why not give it ago?
Download the competition rules on the AEP website.
Monographic Courses of the Sitges International Patchwork Festival 2022
From Thursday to Saturday, various monographic courses will be held following current security measures.
The reservation of places will only be confirmed at the time of payment and by strict order of registration.
In case of cancellations, places will be assigned according to the waiting list. If any cancellation is made after March 10, the amount will not be returned.
Limited places in all courses. AEP members have priority.
Courses taught by foreign teachers will have simultaneous translation. It is essential to duly fill in the activity form/s to reserve the courses.
Location of classes: kindly check with the AEP Secretariat, details below.
The AEP reserves the right to cancel the course if the number of registrations is fewer than 6 students.
Registration for courses:
Reservations will be made from February 10th onwards,
All persons requesting enrollment on the courses must do so by email to: clases.aep@gmail.com – Tel. + 34 649 088 484
Course prices:
National teachers: members €70.00; general public €105.00
Foreign teachers: members €100.00; general public €140.00
Approximate hours: from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (to be confirmed)
Information: AEP Secretariat +34 938 961 483 – www.patchworkespana.es
Marina Landi
Temari – Friday 25 – 2501
Temari (Japanese) – “te” means hand and “mari” means ball – is an ancient form of highly artistic folk art in which each design showcases the creativity of each artist.
In this class you will learn to embroider 2 basic patterns.
THE LIST OF MATERIALS AND A DOSSIER ON TEMARI WILL BE PROVIDED TO PARTICIPANTS ONCE THEIR ENROLLMENT IN THE COURSE IS CONFIRMED.
Painting on silk with water-soluble pastel crayons – Thursday 24 – 2401
In this course you will learn how to create beautiful and colorful images on silk using pastel crayons. It is not necessary to have notions of painting or drawing. You can use this technique for subsequent quilt or embroidery designs.
There will be the option to choose between the flower or face design.
THE LIST OF MATERIALS WILL BE PROVIDED TO PARTICIPANTS ONCE THEIR ENROLLMENT IN THE COURSE IS CONFIRMED.
Inverted Appliqué – Friday 25 – 2501
In this course you will discover an innovative technique to represent figures, reverse appliqué, without the need to use adhesives or model the pieces.
Easy and fast, with the use of a sewing machine.
There will be the option to choose between the window or face design.
THE LIST OF MATERIALS WILL BE PROVIDED TO EACH PERSON ONCE THEIR ENROLLMENT IN THE COURSE IS CONFIRMED.
Representing images with printed fabrics – Saturday 26 – 2601
In this course you will learn to represent images with printed fabrics respecting the rules of contrast between light and dark.
There will be the option to choose from one of the designs in these photos.
THE LIST OF MATERIALS WILL BE PROVIDED TO EACH PERSON ONCE THEIR ENROLLMENT IN THE COURSE IS CONFIRMED.
Anna Ramírez
In this course you will learn to paint with water-base and textile paints.
Then a machine quilting will be done to give it volume.
It is not necessary to know how to draw or paint.
THE LIST OF MATERIALS WILL BE PROVIDED TO EACH PERSON ONCE THEIR ENROLLMENT IN THE COURSE IS CONFIRMED.
